Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-08-24

weights with only fair pretens:ons to
science, but lots Of strength and no end
of pluck. Sweeney, whos was knocked
down eight times in the sixth end last
round, received his quietus when two
minut and thirty seconds of this round
had been licked oil. He lay stiff for
eighteen seconds, Ii then his seconds
carried him TO his corner. Both men
We're badly punished. Wanamaker got
most. OF Ills on his ribs, but Sweefiey's
face was badly disiigared. The men
fought ali over the ring, and the time
keepers we're twice upset and their noses
spattered with blood. 1t was a little litter
8 O'Clock when the barge, towed by a
sauey little tug, steamed from II North
river dot k dow around the Battery, and
headed up The East river. The ring was
pitched N the afte. portion or the upper
deck. Large canvass awnings hid the
light CT big Ecaa lanterns and the doings
OF the IHrty iron sight.
SWee.iey H;ts tn i:rst to enter the arena,
after ole lNashf and tumble fight had
beer SCI q !. I ee irtminent sports
graioiB s.sh u tse sr.s4 3trs and separ-
atiDg th4D BY l%lii.ls u. aAsetuey
stood p Etet 5IEt ;Hc..Fys IiG IL ~ syears
old and weigh * S2eS Hop
per and Mr.. ,Msnts ~ scndeth.m. Wan
amaker is 20 years old ielt s inches aud
said to weigh 152 2al.s 8. Jack Oakford
and ALI Powers seconded him. Frank
Stevenson WAS ~referee W~anamaker says
he is a nephew OF lie Philadelphia mer.
chant of that name. He easily beat
Billy Barry and claims TO have stopped
the Black Diamond. =
Round 0ne-The gladintors shook
hands. Sweeney led first but was short,
Wanamaker planted his skin-tlght gloved
fist on Sweeney's nose. Sweeneysrushed
in and let go q rib7roaster on Wanama.
ker. There were three terrific rallies
Wanamaker, whose eyes were swollen
and discolored from u thirty eight min
utes trial his hackers fuolishly gave hin
last week, got one terrible smash thai
gashed his left check rs ii u razor had eli
it. The fighting was of the most desper
ate kind. Not a blow was s'stopped'
INT few were lodged. Sweeney claimed
foul as he got II smash on the ear from
Wanamaker's right during d clinch.
Round Two-Sweeney again started TIL,
ball. The exchanges were t~ereific, ant
the Westchester man looked a winner a
he forced Wanamaker to the ropes an,
bent his back oyer them. Another ter
rifc rally with frightfully punishin,
blows, n clinch and the call Of tinle endet
the round.
Round Three-Both rushedin the open
ing Of the third round. Hard exchanges
took place and they caught Zach other ol
the Jaw. Both wsro dazed for q moment
and a pandemonium seemed let loos
with the terrific yelling OF the spectator
who urged the men ION. Sweeney. got
bang on the nose that sent the blood fly
ing in all directions and the hard hittinI
reduced the gloves to shreds.
/ Round Four-The fourth round opene
slowly. Wanamaker let 60 his left 70
the head but Sweeney lodged it. I
second later the German let go one-tw
and landed heavily on the pit of til
stomach and ribs. The game Sweene
had to vince. A swinEo of Wanamaker TO
the jaw gave Sweeney an opening and h
came heavily on the ribs. Wanamake
caught him a terrible left handler ON tn
right eye cutting a cash that sent a Grim
SOD stream down his face and breast an
spattered en- to the spectators.
F1Fe--SWeeney seemed as h
came Up for the fifth round, a fearful
looking object. Wanamaker was tire
and badly punished too, especially abou
h body. Sweeney's desperate rus
nearly forced Wanarnaker over the rope
n the referee tore them apart. Tim
was called with Wanamaker bangin
Sweeney on the jaw and both on the rope
in Sweeney'g corner.
Round Six.-Betting was dollar
TO buttons on Wanamaker a
they faced each other for TIL
sixth and last round of MS good slug
ginR as ever vas seen, Sweeney wa
lnndedin no time with u Highlander OF
the jaw. He got up like a flash. Agai
Wanamaker's deadly right foundhis jaw
Six times more was the game fello,
sent to the hard deck floor. The Las
time he lay eighteen seconds, and til
crazy spectators piled into the ring an
shook Wanamaker's bloody gloved hand
almost off and carried him to the cabi
where his clothes were en- their shoulders
Acoliection wa made up for the van
pushed.